New Lenox, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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50%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

108%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Lenox	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$67,425	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$169,277	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$181,330	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$72,663	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$113,563	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,537	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Lenox is 50% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Lenox is 108% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Lenox is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Lenox is 84% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$112,840 $169,277 $338,554

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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New Lenox median earnings by income bracket

New Lenox employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.9%	13.9%
Manufacturing sector	13.0%	13.0%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.7%	12.7%
Public administration	7.0%	7.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	14.2%	14.2%
Other	21.4%	21.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Frankfort, IL	19,886	$208,825	156.8%
Plainfield, IL	45,974	$198,573	144.1%
Lemont, IL	17,612	$172,804	112.5%
Palos Park, IL	4,875	$171,588	111.0%
Frankfort Square, IL	9,037	$169,317	108.2%
New Lenox, IL	27,687	$169,277	108.1%

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Maryland Heights, MO	27,688	$105,894	30.2%
West Linn, OR	27,690	$175,694	116.0%
Florence, AZ	27,692	$86,354	6.2%
Lindenhurst, NY	27,681	$153,979	89.3%
Mount Pleasant, WI	27,676	$108,370	33.2%
New Lenox, IL	27,687	$169,277	108.1%

Source: The New Lenox, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.